Episode 337: Heather MacLean – First Olympic team in the 1500m for Team New Balance Boston
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2021
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Heather MacLean recently made her first Olympic team this summer in the 1500m for Team USA! She runs for Team New Balance Boston and is coached by Mark Coogan. She is from Massachusetts and went to the University of Massachusetts. That 1500m for the Olympics this summer was a really hard team to make so it was really exciting to see her make that team!
In this episode, we hear about her journey to making that Olympic team, what her first Olympic experience was like, how everything is settling in now that it has all wrapped up, and so much more!
What we talked about:
4:05- What Heather has been up to since the Olympics
9:10- Seeing herself as an underdog going into the Olympic Trials and her mindset going into the race
12:55- Being coached by Mark Coogan
14:25- Training with Elle Purrier St. Pierre
17:10- Deciding to work with Mark Coogan as her coach
20:15- Having belief in herself that she could become an Olympian and working her way up to getting a contract with New Balance
28:10- Having a later development in running
32:35- Heather’s undergraduate and graduate degrees
34:40- Heather’s experience growing up with seven siblings and a single mother
51:15- Her Olympic experience
55:15- How she is feeling post Olympics
1:00:30- What she has learned from Jenny Simpson
1:02:30- Advice to anyone running a mile race
1:02:55- Heather’s favorite workout
1:03:20- End of podcast questions
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
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| 0:23.0 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you're here today. |
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| 1:10.5 | Alright today we're listening to episode 337 and I'm talking with Olympian Heather McLean. |
| 1:18.0 | Heather just ran in her first Olympics in the 1500 meters. She runs for new balance and is coached by Mark Kuggen. |
| 1:27.0 | She trains with Ellie Perrier St. Pierre and in this episode we hear about her journey to making that Olympic team. |
| 1:35.0 | What her first Olympic experience was like and how everything is settling in now that it's all set and done. |
| 1:43.0 | Heather is from Massachusetts and she went to the University of Massachusetts and she's now based out of Boston. |
| 1:50.0 | That 1500 meter team for the Olympics this year was a really tough team to make so it was really exciting to see her be a part of that. |
| 2:00.0 | And at only 26 she's got so many years ahead of her in this sport. |
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